Estevao Willian has certainly not disappointed in the early stages as a Chelsea player following his high-profile move to the club.
Estevao already has goals to his name in three different competitions for the Blues, putting in a case to start near enough every game under Enzo Maresca.
Troy Deeney believes Estevao is already Chelsea’s best winger, and even though the manager has been looking to protect him, the decision to not start him in games is getting harder and harder to make.
The youngster has maintained his form on the international stage too. Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti was in awe of Estevao following their win over Senegal.
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Chelsea think Estevao will be one of the best in the world at age 21
It really does look as if the sky is the limit for the former Palmeiras man, although it seems Chelsea don’t think it is going to take too long for him to reach the upper levels.
In fact, according to ESPN Brazil, the club have predicted internally that he could be one of the ten best players in the world within the next three years.
This would see Estevao be only 21 years of age, and still plenty of room to get even better and be acknowledged as one of the very best in the world.
After joining the Blues for just £29m, achieving this feat so quickly in his career would have to put the youngster in the conversation for one of the biggest bargains of all time, and proof of Todd Boehly’s plan coming good at last.
Elite club not happy they didn’t sign Estevao
Chelsea were certainly not the only top side interested in making this signing. PSG tried to sign Estevao before he committed his future to Stamford Bridge.
Real Madrid were interested but did not make as strong an effort after already securing Endrick from the same club.
It has been reported that Madrid are not happy they lost out on Estevao, and could be left to regret that decision even more if he goes on to reach the levels Chelsea are hoping.
Whether he is at the club for a long time or eventually moves on to one of Spain’s biggest sides, Chelsea fans can enjoy having one of the most promising players in world football on their side for the foreseeable future.